Minnie Lucille GRIGGS

Minnie Lucille GRIGGS

Female 1915 - 2010  (94 years)

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  • Name Minnie Lucille GRIGGS  [2
    • Minnie Lucille Carver, 94, of Amarillo died Monday, April 5, 2010.
      Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery with Cecil Burch of North Amarillo Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40.

      Minnie was born Aug. 29, 1915, in Wildorado to Albert and Berdie Griggs. She was a longtime member of East Amarillo Church of Christ. She married John Wesley Carver in 1935 and was happily married until he preceded her in death in 1996. She had a passion for quilting and was a member of the Sr. Citizens Club and was honored as a 50-year member of the Home Extension club. She was over the Tri-State Fair Quilt displays for many years. She was a devoted wife and mother who cherished her family. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

      Survivors include a son, Don Carver and wife Mimi of San Diego; a brother, Allen Griggs of Albuquerque, N.M.; a sister, Callie Bellamy of Amarillo; three granddaughters, Michelle Carver of Sedona, Ariz., Denise Ellenstein of Carlsbad, Calif., and Gabrielle Young of San Diego; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews, including Jim Carver of Amarillo.

      Leave online condolences at www.memorialparkamarillo.com.

      Amarillo Globe-News, April 7, 2010

      Posted on Find a Grave
      Created by: Kenneth D. Bogard
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    Birth 29 Aug 1915  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Living with parents in Prec. 2, Oldham Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1940  Living with husband in Potter Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 5 Apr 2010  Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I86151  Main Tree
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2016 

    Father Albert Allen GRIGGS,   b. 16 Sep 1883, Salado, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1952, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ann Birdie SLAWSON,   b. 22 Dec 1885, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1980, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1906  Bell Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F35436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Westley CARVER,   b. 1910   d. 1996, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1935  [1
    Children 
     1. Donald Wayne CARVER
    Family ID F35438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living with parents in Prec. 2, Oldham Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Living with husband in Potter Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Apr 2010 - Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    John Westley Carver and Minnie Lucille Griggs Headstone
    John Westley Carver and Minnie Lucille Griggs Headstone
    John W. Carver and his wife Minnie L., the daughter of A. Albert Griggs and Ann Birdie Slawson, are buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.

    Created by: Kenneth D. Bogard
    Photo Added by: Stonefinder-Deb

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S8469] 1930 Census Precinct 2, Oldham County, Texas.

    3. [S8474] 1940 Census Potter County, Texas.

    4. [S8394] 1910 Census Precinct 8, Bell County, Texas.

    5. [S8530] Ancestry.com: Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 .